Multiple clip suspension bracket



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Zm-Km United States Patet Ufifrce 3,329,279 Patented July 4, 19673,329,279 MULTIPLE CLIP SUSPENSION BRACKET Richard D. Inghram, 3801Central Park Drive, Apt. 7, Las Vegas, Nev. 89109 Filed July 12, 1965,Ser. No. 471,002 Claims. (Cl. 211-89) My inventions relates toimprovements in multiple clip suspension bracket, and particularly itsapplication to a suspension bracket for a plurality of clips adapted tobe used for the storage of a plurality of neckties or other articles ofclothing; and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a noveltype of multiple clip suspension bracket which will provide a practicalstorage space for neckties and the like in a natural hanging position;second, to provide a multiple clip suspension bracket which permits thedisplay of a plurality of neckties while stored in their natural hangingposition, facilitating the selection of an individual necktie from thebracket; third, to provide a multiple clip suspension bracket permittinga plurality of neckties to be stored in their natural hanging positionin a clothes closet at substantially right angle to the horizontal polecommonly used in a clothes closet for the suspension of garments onclothes hangers when not in use; and fourth, to provide a device for thestorage of a plurality of neckties using a minimum of storage space onsaid bracket, the bracket using a minimum of storage space when storedon the horizontal pole commonly traversing a clothes closet or luggagesuitable for the storage of garments in their natural hanging position.

Additional objects, together with further advantages derived in usingthe present invention, will become apparent from the following detaileddescription thereof taken together with the accompanying drawing,forming part of the specification, in which- FIGURE 1 is a frontelevational view of my multiple clip suspension bracket;

FIGURE 2 is an end view of the bracket illustrated in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary enlarged cross-sectional view of my brackettaken on line 3-3 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary enlarged front elevational view of the bracketillustrated in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary enlarged bottom view of the bracketillustrated in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 6 is a front elevational view of a modified form of my invention;

FIGURE 7 is a fragmentary enlarge-d front elevational View of thebracket illustrated in FIGURE 6; and

FIGURE 8 is a reduced plane view of the bottom of my bracket illustratedin FIGURE 6.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The invention described in the accompanying drawing comprises arectangular base plate, 10, having rounded ends and an inverted V-shapedbracket, 11, attached to the top of the base plate and having its apexaligned with the longitudinal center of the base plate.

The inverted V-shaped bracket may consist of two elements joined attheir free ends above the longitudinal center of the base plate andforming with said base plate the side of an isosceles triangle.

A hook, 12, is attached to the apex of the inverted V- shaped bracket,11, extending upwardly therefrom and having a curved portion, 13,forming a partial circle of a diameter suitable to be suspended on ahorizontal pole commonly used in.clothes closets for the suspension ofgarment hangers.

A plurality of clips, 14, are integrally afiixed to the underside of thebase plate, parallel to each other and in spaced relation to each otherand at substantially a right angle to the rectangular base plate, 10.

Each clip, 14, comprises a clamp .of substantially U- shape, having twoparallel elements, 15, 16, joined at one end and in a 'U-shape, theupper element, 15, of the clamp being integrally attached to the bottomthe base plate, 10, and the lower element, 16, extending parallelthereto and vertically aligned therewith, and having one end, 17,projecting beyond the edge of the base plate and extending downwardlytherefrom.

A bracket, 18, of substantialy U-shape is integrally afiixed to thebottom the lower element and forms a substantially rectangular frametherewith.

The clips are spaced parallel to each other at a predetermined distanceto each other and at substantially a right angle to the base plate, 10.

The modified form of my invention illustrated in FIG- URES 6, 7 and 8 ofthe accompanying drawing provides for the angular positioning of theclips on the underside of the base plate, 10, at a preselected anglefrom said base plate and parallel to each other facilitating thereby thedisplay of neckties or other articles suspended on the clips while instorage.

The modified form of my invention further illustrates a spring type ofclamp, 19, of semi-circular shape of a diameter sufficiently large toencompass: the horizontal pole commonly used in a clothes closet or thelike for the suspension of garment hangers.

It is understood that the spring type of clamp may be used in connectionwith my invention illustrated in FIG- URES 1 to 5, inclusively.

In order to facilitate the removal of neckties or the like from anindividual clip, or for the purpose of changing from a bracket havingclips of the type described extending substantially at right angle fromthe base plate to clips of the type described extending at apredetermined angle from said base plate, the clips may be pivotallysuspended to the underside of the base plate by conventional means, suchas a pin vertically rotatably traversing the base plate and the upperelement, 15, of the U-shaped clamp of each clip, permitting thereby therotation of the clip about its pivotal attachment to the base.

It is understood that while I have described a preferred embodiment ofmy invention, the same may be changed in particulars without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A multiple clip suspension bracket of the class described comprisinga rectangular base plate, an inverted V-shaped bracket rigidly affixedto the top of said base plate and having its apex aligned with thelongitudinal center of said base plate, curved attaching means afiixedto the apex of the inverted V-shaped bracket and extending upwardlytherefrom, and a plurality of clips integrally aflixed to the undersideof the base plate parallel and in spaced relation to each other, eachclip comprising a clamp of substantially U-shape, having an upperelement and a lower element integrally joined in U-shape and verticallyaligned with and parallel to each other and a bracket of substantiallyU-shape integrally afiixed to the lower element and vertically alignedtherewith and forming a substantially rectangular frame therewith.

2. A multiple clip suspension bracket of the class described in claim 1hereof wherein the clips are disposed at right angle to the longitudinalaxis of the base plate.

3. A multiple clip suspension bracket of the class described in claim 1hereof, wherein the clips are disposed parallel to each other at a fixedpredetermined angle to the longitudinal axis of the base plate.

4. In a multiple clip suspension bracket of the class described thecombination of a rectangular base plate having a longitudinal axis witha plurality of clips, each clip comprising a clamp of substantiallyU-shape having an 3 upper element and a lower element integrally joinedin U-shape and vertically aligned with and parallel with each other, andintegrally attached to said base plate parallel and in spaced relationto each other and at a fixed angle to the longitudinal axis of the baseplate.

5. In a multiple clip suspension bracket of the class described thecombination of a base plate having a longitudinal axis and a pluralityof clips pivotally affixed to the under side of the base plate paralleland in spaced relation to each other, each clip comprising a clamp ofsubstantially U-shape, having an upper element and a lower elementintegrally joined in U-shape and vertically aligned with and parallel toeach other and a bracket of substantially U-shape integrally affixed tothe lower element and vertically aligned therewith and forming asubstantially rectangular frame therewith.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS OBrien 211-168 Hulseberg -2l187Albert 211-89 Grant 22388 Morton 24 -137 Witt 21189 Mills 211113 Kruger21 196 Gibron 223-91 ROY D. FRAZIER, Primary Examiner.

15 CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Examiner.

W. D. LOULAN, Assistant Examiner.

1. A MULTIPLE CLIP SUSPENSION BRACKET OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED COMPRISINGA RECTANGULAR BASE PLATE, AN INVERTED V-SHAPED BRACKET RIGIDLY AFFIXEDTO THE TOP OF SAID BASE PLATE AND HAVING ITS APEX ALIGNED WITH THELONGITUDINAL CENTER OF SAID BASE PLATE, CURVED ATTACHING MEANS AFFIXEDTO THE APEX OF THE INVERTED V-SHAPED BRACKET AND EXTENDING UPWARDLYTHEREFROM, AND A PLURALITY OF CLIPS INTEGRALLY AFFIXED TO THE UNDERSIDEOF THE BASE PLATE PARALLEL AND IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER, EACHCLIP COMPRISING A CLAMP OF SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPE, HAVING AN UPPERELEMENT AND A LOWER ELEMENT INTEGRALLY JOINED IN U-SHAPE AND VERTICALLYALIGNED WITH AND PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND A BRACKET OF SUBSTANTIALLYU-SHAPE INTEGRALLY AFFIXED TO THE LOWER ELEMENT AND VERTICALLY ALIGNEDTHEREWITH AND FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR FRAME THEREWITH.